Ankle & Foot Pain
Ankle and Foot Pain:
Your ankle consists of many different bones, ligaments, tendons and muscles. It has to be strong enough to withstand your body weight and enable you to move your ankle without the risk of injury or damage.
Although mild ankle pain often responds well to home remedies, it can take some time to resolve. You should see your physiotherapist or doctor for severe ankle pain especially if it follows an injury as this could be caused by a fracture or a broken bone which will require a more intensive treatment.
Foot pain can affect any part of your foot, from your toes to your Achilles tendon at the back of your heel.
Injury, overuse or conditions causing inflammation of the foot can cause foot pain. Injury to the nerves of the feet may result in intense burning pain, numbness or tingling (peripheral neuropathy). Some common causes of foot pain include:
- Achilles tendinitis
- Achilles tendon rupture
- Ankle sprain / strain
- Avulsion fracture
- Broken foot
- Bursitis (joint inflammation)
- Gout (arthritis related to excess uric acid)
- Osteoarthritis (disease causing the breakdown of joints)
- Osteochondritis dissecans
- Plantar fasciitis
- Rheumatoid arthritis (inflammatory joint disease)
- Septic arthritis
- Sprained ankle
- Stress fractures
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome